Tag: poetry

Mythic Monday: Keats’ Isabella

“Parting they seem’d to tread upon the air, Twin roses by the zephyr blown apart Only to meet again more close, and share  The inward fragrance of each other’s heart.” Isabella; or, the Pot of Basil Author – John Keats First Published – 1820 Genre – Narrative poem using inspiration from a section of Decameron… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Keats’ Isabella

Mythic Monday: Keats’ La Belle

Please enjoy one of the world’s most beautiful poems—by the inimitable John Keats, La Belle Dame Sans Merci  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL-L8ExX3kQ O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge has wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing. O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms! So haggard and so woe-begone? The squirrel’s granary is full,… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Keats’ La Belle

Vintage Friday: 13 In Love

Classic poets wrote words of love that still burn within us. To my beloved Ronnie: “Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” E.E. Cummings “If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.” Anne… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 In Love

Halloween Birthday John Keats

Happy Halloween Birthday to John Keats! For your enjoyment here are a few lines from his poem Lamia. A lamia is part woman, part serpent, and in homage to Keats (not to mention the creatures are cool) one appears in my paranormal dark fantasy romance, Mind Your Goddess – Wytchfae 3, coming out in December from Secret… Continue reading Halloween Birthday John Keats

Ireland and Yeats: Part 2

When my friends Karen and Lori visited Ireland recently, they soaked up as much culture, cuisine, music, and magnificent scenery as they could. Premium on the tour were sites pertaining to my favorite poet, William Butler Yeats. Last week’s post featured his verse, and this week we’ll take a brief glimpse into his private life,… Continue reading Ireland and Yeats: Part 2

Ireland and Yeats

“Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by.” This is the famous epitaph on the grave of my favorite poet William Butler Yeats, 1856-1939. A few months ago my friends Karen and Lori visited Ireland, and part of their tour included paying homage to the great Irish poet and playwright. Knowing how… Continue reading Ireland and Yeats

Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday, John Keats

Today in honor of Halloween and John Keats’ birthday, here are a few lines from some famous poems to help us celebrate OCTOBER: O= “O wild west wind, thou breath of autumn’s being.” [P.B Shelley] C= “Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild.” [W.B. Yeats] T= “To bend with apples the… Continue reading Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday, John Keats